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Okay, here is my personal guide to color correcting kits.  It is simply my own method, and others may do it differently.  Many artists use various methods and 'combine' them, so if you can learn something from this, good!  This also varies, of course, from kit to kit, and what you want your finished product to look like, but this is the general idea.  If I missed something or got something wrong, please correct me.

Orange vinyl (like some playdolls and Berenguers):
2 thin flesh layers first.  Then a couple of thinned out blue washes, or more if needed (depending on how orange the vinyl is).  Using a more purplish blush is also a good idea.

Yellow vinyl (like Secrist vinyl):
2 thin flesh layers first.  Then a thinned out blue wash, followed by a thinned out purple wash.  If that's still not enough, another thinned out blue wash.  Blushing should be more purple/pink rather than orange.

Purple vinyl (like some BB pink kits):
2 thin flesh layers first.  Then a thinned out mint green wash, possibly two.  I also like to do a thinned out rusty red wash, too.  At least one yellow wash, most often two.   Blushing should be more orangy.

Pink vinyl (like BB pink kits):
2 thin flesh layers first.   Thinned out mint green wash, most often two.  If it's more pink/purple, then a very thinned out rusty red wash.  If very pink, then a purplish wash.  One or two yellow washes.  Blushing should be more orangy.

Grayish vinyl (like BB peach kits):
2 thin flesh layers first.  Then 2-3 yellow washes.  A rusty red wash is also a good idea.  Depending on age of baby, orange or pink blushing.

Mixes of vinyl color:
Use the various formulas together.  Go slowly and take a good look before doing another wash. 

Exactly what washes you do varies on the exact color of the vinyl, but this gives you a good general idea.  All the washes should be very thinned out, so thin that you should barely be able to tell the difference.  Basically, you are trying to neutralize the color.  If you 'over-neutralize' and make it grayish, follow the directions for gray vinyl.  Have fun and remember that every baby is different, every skintone is different, and you are making a one-of-a-kind baby.  You can adjust it to fit what YOU want the baby to look like.  I hope this mini-tutorial is helpful.


Disclaimer: this information is if you use her "personal" technique, not to be confused with the "Secrist method" of reborning.
I had to put this in as Secrist does not use this method of applying paints.
Thanks for your understanding...
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-- Edited by Buffington on Saturday 14th of March 2009 03:46:37 AM

-- Edited by Miss Reborner on Saturday 14th of March 2009 02:10:49 PM